Division PART I Eligibility criteria for cereals

The requirements referred to in Article 3 as regards cereals shall be, in particular, the following:

1. (a)

   cereals are of the typical colour of the cereal in question;

2. (b)

   cereals are free from abnormal smell and live pests (including mites) at every stage of their development;

3. (c)

   cereals meet the minimum quality requirements set out in Part II; and

4. (d)

   the levels of contaminants, including radioactivity, do not exceed the maximum levels permitted under F1assimilated legislation.

The maximum levels of contaminants, as referred to in point 1(d), shall be as follows:

1. (a)

   for common wheat and durum wheat, those permitted under Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93^f1, including the requirements regarding the Fusarium-toxin level for common wheat and durum wheat laid down in points 2.4 to 2.7 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006^f2;

2. (b)

   for barley and maize, those set by Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council^f3.

F2The appropriate authority shall check levels of contaminants, including radioactivity, on the basis of a risk analysis, taking account in particular of the information supplied by the operator and the commitments of the latter regarding compliance with the standards set, especially in the light of the results of the analyses.

In addition, in cases where analyses indicate that the Zeleny index of a batch of common wheat is between 22 and 30, for this wheat to be deemed sound, fair and of marketable quality, the dough obtained from it must be judged to be non-sticky and machinable.